James Gordon Canfield[1] (April 15, 1898, in Salamanca, New York – June 20, 1972, in Hawthorne, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician.

[3] After graduating through the Binghamton, New York public school system, Canfield was drafted, and served as a private in the Signal Corps during 1917 and 1918, the last two years of World War I.

The legislation passed in April 1950, and the reserve component for the United States Coast Guard received its first $1 million appropriation for training.

[10] Canfield was re-elected to represent New Jersey's Eight District for a total of nine terms, until finally when he was not a candidate for renomination in 1960 to the 87th United States Congress.

[2] Canfield remained active in civic affairs in his community until his death on June 20, 1972, in Hawthorne, New Jersey, at the age of 74.